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Harare High Court
WHATSMAC MINING SYNDICATE versus BIZOKA SANYAMAHWE and SECRETARY FOR MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT
HH 381-21
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
21 July 2021
Citation
HH 381-21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHH 381
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Review
Bench
Presiding
MANGOTA J
Full Bench
MANGOTA J
Areas of Law
Administrative LawMining LawHigh Court Rules, 1971
Keywords
reviewdecision-makercitationmining claimsProvincial Mining Director
Tags
mining claimsownership disputereview proceedings
legislation
Statutes Cited
- High Court Rules, 1971
- High Court Rules, 1971
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the application for review was properly before the court given that the decision-maker (the director) was not cited as a respondent","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The applicant cited the secretary instead of the director who made the decision"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, a mining syndicate, had a dispute with the first respondent over the ownership of two mining claims. The Provincial Mining Director for Manicaland heard the dispute and ruled in favour of the first respondent. The applicant sought to review this decision but cited the Secretary for Mines and Mining Development as the respondent instead of the director who made the decision.
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